Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Sawa

Toshiyuki Sawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11593690
    Abstract: Provided is a data prediction system for predicting a future prediction value. The data prediction system has a data management device which manages data and a prediction operation device which models tendency of an error amount of a prediction operation result calculated on the basis of a correlation with a major explanatory variable and corrects a future prediction value. The data management device includes a storage unit which stores prediction target past measurement data observed with a time transition and explanatory factor data explaining the prediction target past measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Utsumi, Tohru Watanabe, Ikuo Shigemori, Youko Sakikubo, Toshiyuki Sawa, Hiroshi Iimura, Hiroaki Ogawa, Yoshihisa Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11342750
    Abstract: A power demand/supply adjustment power procurement plan support device supports a power system through a power transaction in the power market and has an added power transmission capacity analysis means and a target power transmittable capacity determination means. The added power transmission capacity analysis means obtains: actual power supply data including a power supply having supplied power to the power system and the actual value of a power supply amount; an actual power system stabilization data including a power supply performing power supply restriction for power system stabilization, an electric control amount or a customer facility performing a load restriction, and the actual value of a load control amount; and an actual power demand/supply adjustment power procurement data including a procurement amount of the power demand/supply adjustment power of a power supply participating in the power market and the actual value of the total procurement cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Miyake, Kenichiro Yamane, Masahiro Yatsu, Taichiro Kawahara, Toshiyuki Sawa
  • Publication number: 20190372348
    Abstract: A power demand/supply adjustment power procurement plan support device supports a power system through a power transaction in the power market and has an added power transmission capacity analysis means and a target power transmittable capacity determination means. The added power transmission capacity analysis means obtains: actual power supply data including a power supply having supplied power to the power system and the actual value of a power supply amount; an actual power system stabilization data including a power supply performing power supply restriction for power system stabilization, an electric control amount or a customer facility performing a load restriction, and the actual value of a load control amount; and an actual power demand/supply adjustment power procurement data including a procurement amount of the power demand/supply adjustment power of a power supply participating in the power market and the actual value of the total procurement cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiyuki MIYAKE, Kenichiro YAMANE, Masahiro YATSU, Taichiro KAWAHARA, Toshiyuki SAWA
  • Publication number: 20190303783
    Abstract: Provided is a data prediction system for predicting a future prediction value. The data prediction system has a data management device which manages data and a prediction operation device which models tendency of an error amount of a prediction operation result calculated on the basis of a correlation with a major explanatory variable and corrects a future prediction value. The data management device includes a storage unit which stores prediction target past measurement data observed with a time transition and explanatory factor data explaining the prediction target past measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato UTSUMI, Tohru WATANABE, Ikuo SHIGEMORI, Youko SAKIKUBO, Toshiyuki SAWA, Hiroshi IIMURA, Hiroaki OGAWA, Yoshihisa OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190279239
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a player action prediction unit that predicts the action of a player and calculates a sales order information prediction value; a market physical restraint prediction unit that predicts the state of a power transfer path, which includes grid-connection line available capacity indicating excess transferred power between areas, and calculates a prediction value for the state of the power transport path; and a market prediction unit that predicts a market price on the basis of the sales order information prediction value and the prediction value for the power transfer path state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yu IKEMOTO, Tohru WATANABE, Masato UTSUMI, Yoshihisa OKAMOTO, Ikuo SHIGEMORI, Youko SAKIKUBO, Toshiyuki SAWA, Nobuhiro GOTOUDA, Hiroshi IIMURA
  • Patent number: 9852483
    Abstract: A plurality of forecast weather groups in a period comprising a plurality of days including a forecast target day for forecasting the electric power demand, and a plurality of actual weather groups in a period in a plurality of days in the past are set as the target period, and the similarity between the forecast weather group and the plurality of actual weather groups is calculated, a trend of a subsequent electric power demand is predicted based on the comparison of the plurality of calculated similarities whereby the electric power demand of a forecast target day is known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawa, Shigeki Mori, Jun Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9843190
    Abstract: A power system management device which manages a system state in a power system includes a system state candidate calculation unit for calculating state amounts of the system state based on an objective function from system characteristic information indicating characteristic information of a system structure, an inter-state distance calculation unit for calculating an inter-state distance representing a similarity of values between state amounts of the system state calculated by the system state candidate calculation unit, and a variability evaluation value calculation unit for calculating a variability evaluation value in which a variability of the system state is evaluated, based on an objective function value calculated from the state amount of the system state calculated by the system state candidate calculation unit and the inter-state distance calculated by the inter-state distance calculation unit. The system state is selected based on the calculated variability evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Yamazaki, Yasuo Sato, Toshiyuki Sawa, Taichiro Kawahara
  • Patent number: 9711976
    Abstract: This invention reduces degradation of respective lead storage batteries making up a lead storage battery bank and extends the longevity of the lead storage batteries. A lead storage battery system includes an individual battery state measurement unit 102 that measures current, voltage, temperature etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Abe, Hideki Inoue, Toshiyuki Sawa, Masahiro Watanabe, Hisaaki Takabayashi, Ichiro Shimoura, Keisuke Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20150084432
    Abstract: A power system management device which manages a system state in a power system includes a system state candidate calculation unit for calculating state amounts of the system state based on an objective function from system characteristic information indicating characteristic information of a system structure, an inter-state distance calculation unit for calculating an inter-state distance representing a similarity of values between state amounts of the system state calculated by the system state candidate calculation unit, and a variability evaluation value calculation unit for calculating a variability evaluation value in which a variability of the system state is evaluated, based on an objective function value calculated from the state amount of the system state calculated by the system state candidate calculation unit and the inter-state distance calculated by the inter-state distance calculation unit. The system state is selected based on the calculated variability evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jun YAMAZAKI, Yasuo SATO, Toshiyuki SAWA, Taichiro KAWAHARA
  • Patent number: 8831790
    Abstract: A battery control apparatus of this invention is provided which comprises: a battery installed on a feeder of a utility distribution system; batteries installed between pole-mounted transformers and branch points of the distribution lines; a communication network to transmit measurement data measured by meters; a battery control quantity calculation unit to determine battery control quantities from the measurement data acquired from the communication network; a load data collection unit to collect load data representing a combination of power consumption by a plurality of loads and generated power of distributed power generations; a frequency conversion unit to perform a frequency analysis on the load data; an intermediate-cycle component extraction unit to extract intermediate-cycle components; a battery control quantity calculation unit to determine battery control quantities from the extracted intermediate-cycle components; and a battery control command transmission unit to transmit the calculated control
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kimura, Masahiro Watanabe, Toshiyuki Sawa
  • Publication number: 20140239900
    Abstract: This invention reduces degradation of respective lead storage batteries making up a lead storage battery bank and extends the longevity of the lead storage batteries. A lead storage battery system includes an individual battery state measurement unit 102 that measures current, voltage, temperature etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Keiko Abe, Hideki Inoue, Toshiyuki Sawa, Masahiro Watanabe, Hisaaki Takabayashi, Ichiro Shimoura, Keisuke Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20140222228
    Abstract: A plurality of forecast weather groups in a period comprising a plurality of days including a forecast target day for forecasting the electric power demand, and a plurality of actual weather groups in a period in a plurality of days in the past are set as the target period, and the similarity between the forecast weather group and the plurality of actual weather groups is calculated, a trend of a subsequent electric power demand is predicted based on the comparison of the plurality of calculated similarities whereby the electric power demand of a forecast target day is known.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawa, Shigeki Mori, Jun Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20120004787
    Abstract: A battery control apparatus of this invention is provided which comprises: a battery installed on a feeder of a utility distribution system; batteries installed between pole-mounted transformers and branch points of the distribution lines; a communication network to transmit measurement data measured by meters; a battery control quantity calculation unit to determine battery control quantities from the measurement data acquired from the communication network; a load data collection unit to collect load data representing a combination of power consumption by a plurality of loads and generated power of distributed power generations; a frequency conversion unit to perform a frequency analysis on the load data; an intermediate-cycle component extraction unit to extract intermediate-cycle components; a battery control quantity calculation unit to determine battery control quantities from the extracted intermediate-cycle components; and a battery control command transmission unit to transmit the calculated control
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kimura, Masahiro Watanabe, Toshiyuki Sawa
  • Publication number: 20040181491
    Abstract: A method, equipment and a program that present uncertain factors such as the demand variation of electric power, electric power unit price and fuel unit price in stochastic models, provide the analytical means of the correlation between return and risk by which the results can be quantitatively given, have GUI means to do trail and error evaluation of the combinations of various conditions regarding to the interrupt operation plan and electric power trade contract plan and have an amendment means by which the amendment of plans is cooperated with the analytical means of the correlation between return and the risk has been proposed. The system enables to comprehend the correlation between returns and risk that the present operating schedule involves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Sato, Yasushi Harada, Toshiyuki Sawa, Mitsuo Tsurugai, Shigeru Tamura
  • Patent number: 6571152
    Abstract: One of a plurality of switches constituting a power system is set as a perceived switch, and n optional switches Bk (k=1 to n) in the on state among the other switches are changed to the off state, and n loop networks including the perceived switch are created, and each switch Ck (k=1 to n) constituting the loop networks is changed from the off state to the on state so as to create a plurality of network configuration candidates, and a power network configuration is decided on the basis of the plurality of network configuration candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawa, Toshiyuki Furukawa, Tsukasa Onishi
  • Patent number: 6181984
    Abstract: One of a plurality of switches constituting a power system is set as a perceived switch, and n optional switches Bk (k=1 to n) in the on state among the other switches are changed to the off state, and n loop networks including the perceived switch are created, and each switch Ck (k=1 to n) constituting the loop networks is changed from the off state to the on state so as to create a plurality of network configuration candidates, and a power network configuration is decided on the basis of the plurality of network configuration candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Sawa, Toshiyuki Furukawa, Tsukasa Onishi
  • Patent number: 5122991
    Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus and method using an acoustic signal. It includes a transmitting probe for transmitting an acoustic signal from a transmitter, a plurality of receiving probes having resonance frequencies different from the central frequency of the signal transmitted from the transmitting probe, and a control circuit for controlling the functions of those probes. The acoustic signal is received by a receiving probe having a resonance frequency which provides the maximum received-signal sensitivity at the central frequency of the received acoustic signal under the control of the control circuit to thereby measure a long distance accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Koike, Sigeru Kajiyama, Toshiyuki Furukawa, Kazuo Takaku, Toshiyuki Sawa